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Let The Children Have Fun

- Fidela L. Maslang

Every relationsh­ip is a of the children. same time, learning Fun activities, two-way street. Among And one effective way what they needed to like games, reinforce older or adult students, for children to learn learn. One common peer positivity and lessen students are the most faster and better is for strategy is to integrate the “school stress.” responsibl­e for their them to have fun inside some games. I believe Some games enhance own learning. the classroom. that games cross all memory skills and attention Neverthele­ss, good Studies have proven ages. Even adults love alertness. Some teachers know that they that children ‘absorb’ to play some games fun activities foster team share the responsibi­lity. more when they are once in a while. According work and even become But how about in the having fun while studying. to Diane Ackeman, an avenue for new learning process of the The retention is “Play is our knowledge. children, who takes the longer, and when this brain’s favorite way of Another way to lead responsibi­lity? happens, pupils get better learning”. make learning fun is to

As a teacher, I believe scores in tests, and It is important for inculcate some “practical that among elementary the lessons they’ve absorbed pupils to have fun while lessons” once in a pupils, the teacher linger even until learning because they while. As a teacher, it plays a big role in the adulthood. get more motivated. makes me happy when learning of the pupils. There are many When you have pupils I see the lights shine in This is the responsibi­lity ways for children to who are very competitiv­e, the eyes of my pupils, that they share with have fun inside the games can be a way the acknowledg­ement, the parents or guardians classroom while, at the to control their competitiv­eness. every time I gave them Importance of Games in the classroom: https://www.teachstart­er.com/blog/10-benefits-playing-games-classroom/ something new, or something “useful” in life. One trivia a day could never go wrong. One practical tip a week (perhaps start with something they have at home like, ‘what are other ways to use a bar bath-soap?’) could become something they would look forward in class.

Lastly, the aid of technology, the ‘in thing’ these days, is equally important. I’m pretty sure a lot of pupils would love technology­aided lessons.

Putting your pupils’ needs first, being pupilcente­red, makes teaching not an easy feat. It requires more researchin­g, more preparatio­n because it makes you go beyond the minimums of the curriculum. However, the extra effort you put in never goes to waste. Children could recognize who is a prepared teacher, and who is the “more prepared teacher”. And when they grow older, their gratitude toward the extra efforts you have put in will remain in their hearts forever.

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